Well I just put it together which was easy, just screw them on. I don't think it is a great value. The fur, see my pic, is not thick and lush like the description shows, it is thin, matted and I can pull it out pretty easy so I don't know if I should brush it  or fluff it somehow. She likes it, but not much, and she went in once, then say on top and that is about it. It is too small, too short... I can't see her going in it much, she is a full size cat. I wouldn't recommend ....